Sandman fans are getting a surprise. Netflix confirmed that Season 2 will now include 12 episodes instead of 11, with a bonus installment arriving at the end of July.
Bonus Episode Drops July 31
Titled The Sandman Presents: Death: The High Cost of Living (after the comic), the final episode will focus on Death, played by Kirby Howell-Baptiste. It serves as an epilogue to Season 2 and offers a standalone story centered on the fan-favorite character.
The actress teased the bonus episode on Instagram.
Release Dates and Episode Titles
Netflix will release Season 2 in two parts and revealed the episode titles”
Volume 1 (Streaming July 3):
- Chapter 1: “Season of Mists”
- Chapter 2: “The Ruler of Hell”
- Chapter 3: “More Devils Than Vast Hell Can Hold”
- Chapter 4: “Brief Lives”
- Chapter 5: “The Song of Orpheus”
- Chapter 6: “Family Blood”
Volume 2 (Streaming July 24):
- Chapter 7: “Time and Night”
- Chapter 8: “Fuel for the Fire”
- Chapter 9: “The Kindly Ones”
- Chapter 10: “Long Live the King”
- Chapter 11: “A Tale of Graceful Ends”
Bonus Episode (Streaming July 31):
- Chapter 12: “The Sandman Presents: Death: The High Cost of Living”
Story and Character Updates
Season 2 picks up after Dream has restored his kingdom. But conflict returns quickly as Lucifer and Mazikeen continue to pursue vengeance. The season adapts storylines from Seasons of Mist and Brief Lives, highlighting Dream’s fractured family and his troubled relationship with his son, Orpheus.
Who stars?
Tom Sturridge returns as Dream, with Kirby Howell-Baptiste as Death, Mason Alexander Park as Desire, Donna Preston as Despair, Gwendoline Christie as Lucifer, Adrian Lester as Destiny, Esmé Creed-Miles as Delirium, Barry Sloane as The Prodigal, Ruairi O’Connor as Orpheus, Freddie Fox as Loki, Clive Russell as Odin, Laurence O’Fuarain as Thor, Ann Skelly as Nuala, Douglas Booth as Cluracan, Jack Gleeson as Puck, Indya Moore as Wanda, and Steve Coogan as the voice of Barnabas.
Watch the announcement trailer:
